1946- . French socialist politician, prime
minister 1984-86. He introduced a liberal,
free-market economic programme, but his
career was damaged by the 1985 Greenpeace
sabotage scandal. Fabius became economic
adviser to the Socialist Party leader
Francois Mitterrand in 1976, entered the
National Assembly 1978, and was a member of
the socialist government from 1981. In 1984,
at a time of economic crisis, he was
appointed prime minister. He resigned after
his party's electoral defeat in Mar 1986.